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Mike Simmons; Noah Geisel; Mark McConahay; Wendy Kilgore – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2023
Changes in hiring requirements, in particular a bachelor's degree, is rapidly changing for many learners. In order to make these changes successfully, higher education must come to an agreement on the terms used to describe and characterize these new assertions of learning, along with adopting a common mode of transport for these credentials. One…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Practices, Definitions, Qualifications
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Smolentseva, Anna – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Drawing on various disciplinary and scholarly approaches to the multiple roles of higher education in society, this paper offers a new conceptualisation of the non-economic contributions of higher education. The conceptual model identifies two basic dimensions in higher education's contributions to society. The first, axiological dimension…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Sociology
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Brown, Mark; Mhichil, Mairéad Nic Giolla; Beirne, Elaine; Mac Lochlainn, Conchúr – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
This article offers a global overview of the burgeoning field of micro-credentials and their relationship to lifelong learning, employability and new models of digital education. Although there is no globally accepted definition of micro-credentials, the term indicates smaller units of study, which are usually shorter than traditional forms of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Lifelong Learning, Employment Potential, Models
Glendinning, Irene; Orim, Stella-Maris; King, Andrew – Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2019
This is the executive summary for the report, "Policies and Actions of Accreditation and Quality Assurance Bodies to Counter Corruption in Higher Education." Corruption in its many forms is a great threat to the integrity of education and research, not least because it undermines the trust placed in the educational process, devalues…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Ethics, Quality Assurance, Higher Education
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Papadimitriou, Sofia Theodor; Niari, Maria Ioannis – Journal of Learning for Development, 2019
Open Badges are digital representations of achievements or skills which describe the framework, significance, and outcomes of a learning procedure based on specific criteria. The "Open Badges' collection" can be used by its holder as a virtual CV of skills and qualifications. The practice of development, issue, and use of badges is…
Descriptors: Open Education, Credentials, Foreign Countries, Qualifications
Liming, Drew – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2013
In the search for new energy resources, scientists have discovered ways to use the Earth itself as a valuable source of power. Geothermal power plants use the Earth's natural underground heat to provide clean, renewable energy. The geothermal energy industry has expanded rapidly in recent years as interest in renewable energy has grown. In 2011,…
Descriptors: Energy, Power Technology, Facilities, Employment Opportunities
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 2009
"I am shortlisting a candidate with GCSE in English and another with Level 2 in Literacy; does it mean they have the same skill at the same level? Also what is Key Skills in Communication? I am confused!" There are many different qualifications available in the lifelong learning sector and it is not always easy to see how they relate to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Students, Student Evaluation
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Siegel, David M. – Social Work, 2008
Expert testimony by clinical social workers concerning a criminal defendant's competence to stand trial has increasingly been admitted in certain state courts over the past two decades, yet most state laws still require that court-appointed competence evaluators be psychiatrists or psychologists. Pressure to admit social workers' testimony will…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, High Achievement, Specialists, Professional Recognition
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Brown, George M. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006
This paper provides an analysis into the global phenomenon known as credential/qualification fraud, a $US 1 billion dollar "cottage" industry which has tainted higher education in Australia, and does not appear to be abating. The study is developed through a conceptual framework of credentialism, degree creep and screening theory, which…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Credentials, Qualifications, Deception
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Education & Training, 2002
Investigates the way in which Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology, UK, is working with Ravenscroft Plastics and the British Polymer Training Authority, to establish a programme that meets the company's specific needs. Describes how the move has ensured that more than 40 of Ravenscroft's 130-strong workforce have achieved National…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Job Training
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Wolf, Alison – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1991
Describes assessment for vocational education within the European Community. Discusses the problems of increasing participation in postcompulsory education, decreasing demand for unskilled labor, and the need to specialize. Includes assessment as a vehicle of change in the attempt to form a unified European Community. Concludes that achieving…
Descriptors: Credentials, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Pettersen, Larry – American School Board Journal, 1991
A school fund-raising drive for a young cancer victim at Twality Junior High School in Tigard, Oregon, became a legal hassle with the involvement of a professional fund-raising organization being investigated for mishandling funds. Advises making a thorough background check before letting anyone take custody of funds raised through the school.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Credentials, Fund Raising, Junior High Schools
Harvey, Florence – 1993
The External Diploma Program (EDP) of the American Council on Education is an applied-performance, competency-based assessment program that provides credentials to skilled adults who have acquired their high-school-level abilities through their life experience. Through the EDP mature adults can do the following: demonstrate their abilities in a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competence, Credentials, Degrees (Academic)
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Marsh, Helen F.; Lasky, Patricia A. – Nursing Outlook, 1984
Discusses the professional portfolio as (1) evidence of knowledge and skills gained through prior learning and experience; (2) a placement tool for faculty, and (3) useful in a student's program planning. Describes the concept and development of the portfolio's narrative and documentation sections. Also rates the portfolio's advantages and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Documentation, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Denker, Joel – 1981
The emergence of the field of labor studies in both undergraduate and graduate programs, its struggle for acceptance within academe, and its effects within the labor movement are studied. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of the credentials issues on the character of the American union, which has traditionally prized experience rather…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Graduates, Credentials, Degrees (Academic)
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